Stiga Pro Carbon Review

If you have been hunting down an excellent ping pong paddle which can elevate your game and help you get over your opponents, then you might be needing the Stiga Pro Carbon Table Tennis Paddle.

It is one of the best pre-made paddles in the market and also one of the most performing paddles.

Today, we will be reviewing the Stiga Pro Carbon paddle and will consider its features starting with its pros and cons.

The recreational or the intermediate players who are really serious in stepping up their ping pong game is welcome to take advantage of this paddle.

 In fact, it is an all-rounded racket with very good performance. There is an amazing technology behind the paddle making it a performance-centric table tennis paddle.

Let’s get deeper into the review to check out what else this paddle has to offer.

Verdict

The Stiga Pro Carbon is a performance-based table tennis paddle which is ITTF approved and obviously can be used in the official tournament-level play.

Like all rest of the STIGA products, this paddle is no different and its performance is obtained by the WRB technology featuring weight balancing feature which helps in shifting the balance of blade to the point of contact with the ball.

Moreover, this paddle is the best choice for beginners trying to learn the defensive style of game while a complete beginner might find it really hard to use for the first time.

Features

The Stiga company is best known for its use of innovative technology in their products to boost and enhance the specification and performance.

Similarly, the Stiga Pro Carbon comes with amazing technology behind it such as WRB. It is short for Weight of Balance, Rate of Recovery and Ball Sensitivity.

Weight of Balance simply implies that the balance of the blade moves to the point of contact with the ball and Rate of Recovery is the decrease in weight of the blade which improves the rate of recovery after every stroke while Ball Sensitivity is positioned strategically in the handle.

Let’s have a look at it’s specification sheet

Blade	Lightweight Blade with 2mm Sponge
Weight	185g
Rubber	S5 Smoother Rubber
Rating	Speed – 9.9, Spin – 10, Control – 8.0
Our Rating / ITTF Approved?	4.5 Stars | Yes

This technology behind the paddle provides the players with extra sensitivity of touch. The Pro Carbon is designed especially for the defensive style of play, therefore, it can provide players with enormous power levels and experience in the match.

The technology also makes it possible to produce amazing speed due to the extra-light rubber along with maximum elasticity providing you with good spin, speed and control. 

Apart from all this, the Stiga Pro Carbon offers an impressive performance rating and from the tests we did, it certainly performed well exceeding our expectations.

It gives us a perfect rating of 99 for speed, 80 for control and a whopping 100 for a spin. Clearly, the Pro Carbon is made to satisfy all the performance requirements you have.

Usage

The Pro Carbon Paddle is built from the 5-ply of balsa wood and 2-ply of carbon making it a total of 7-ply on the racket and this feature is very important since the number of plies guarantees that your hits are powerful and provides you with a greater degree of control.

Therefore, this paddle is one of the best in the market for the players playing an attacking game.

In short, if you really like to hit the ball hard and far, then you will obviously love this paddle. 

The Stiga Pro Carbon suits well for the intermediate players looking to upgrade their paddle for more speed and performance since they are well comfortable with the normal paddle.

However, for a total beginner, it will be hard to settle for this paddle and may need a little practice before you can fully take advantage of the features of this paddle.

The paddle is fairly easy to use once you understand its design and concept. However, practice is crucial to brush your skills further.

The Handle is designed in such a way that it balances the weight of the blade in your hands and doesn’t feel like an axe when using it.

The metal rod is within the handle to ensure the good grip (for every grip style) and a good balance for even strokes.

The handle is slightly lighter in weight than the blade itself to shift the momentum to the centre of the blade and give your shot more power.

The downside for total beginners or even the intermediate players will be the weight distribution and might take some time and practise but once you got it, you will be able to rock it.

Cost

The Pro Carbon Ping Pong Paddle is well priced and we must it isn’t overpriced considering the features it has to offer.

The paddle is built out of quality and premium grade materials and gives you amazing performance ratings.

The paddle is also ITTF approved so you are able to play at a tournament-level without any hassles.

If you definitely need to step up your speed and performance in the ping pong game, then this paddle is worth all your money.

Conclusion

We are really impressed with this paddle especially due to its overall performance and lightweight nature. There are almost very few paddles like the Stiga Pro Carbon in the market. 

Although it is performance-centric, it manages to give away a decent amount of control, moreover, the other features are more than enough to make up for it. 

If your style of play is defensive and you’re one of those offensive players then we highly recommend this paddle.

However, if you’re more of the defensive style of play, you might have to take a look at its brother Stiga Evolution